The Billy Goats kicked off the new league campaign with a 1-0 defeat at Dortmund. The defeat means that the home team has now failed to win in three matches in the German top flight, having suffered back-to-back Bundesliga defeats.
If Koln are to avoid being sucked into the fight for survival at the bottom this season, then one aspect of their game that needs to improve is their home form.
Stefan Baumgart’s team goes into this game, having won just once in their last seven home matches.
Their recent home Bundesliga games have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven league matches on home soil.
The Wolves made a positive start to the Bundesliga campaign by recording a 2-0 home win over newly promoted Heidenheim.
It was an encouraging start to the new campaign, as the visitors had lost three of their final four league games last season, a run which contributed to the Wolves missing out on European football by just a point.
Their recent Bundesliga outings have at least offered a decent number of goals, as there have been over 2.5 goals scored in five of their previous seven league matches in the German top flight.
The visitors ended last season with a poor away record, losing three of their final four Bundesliga matches on their travels.
They were poor at both ends of the pitch in those away defeats, conceding at least two goals in each loss while failing to score in all three defeats.
What does Forebet predict?
Forebet predicts that Wolfsburg will make it two wins out of two in the Bundesliga this season by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.